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They raise questions about the voter's citizenship and appear intended to intimidate people.

Officials on Monday said voters who had received the letters so far are white, registered Republicans who consistently vote in elections.

The bogus letters claim to be from county supervisors of elections but are postmarked from Seattle

'This is a major concern,' said Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel, who received a letter from a voter mailed from Seattle with no return address.

'You should not expect a letter from your elections office saying, 'You're not registered to vote, please don't go to the polls.' That's ridiculous.'

On Tuesday, the state of Florida said there have been reports from more than 20 counties where voters have received fraudulent letters impersonating supervisors of elections.

'We are working with the state’s supervisors of elections as well as law enforcement to find the source of these letters and put a stop to them.

'We have provided all of the information we have received to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,' said Chris Cate, communications director for the Florida Department of State.

'We have no tolerance for voter fraud or intimidation, and any attempts at fraud or intimidation will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.'

Voters in more than 20 counties have received fraudulent letters impersonating supervisors of elections

Inside the letter is the resident's supervisor of election's name, the resident's name and address, and a warning that doubts the voter's citizenship, saying the resident is not eligible to vote unless a letter is returned in an enclosed form within 15 days.

'It creates confusion, it's just a big distraction,' said Linda Tanko of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, which has received multiple letters.

Some voters said it's easy to be fooled.

'It looks official,' a Central Florida resident said.

'I would think they were full of it because I would ask for someone to prove it,' said another voter when showed a copy of the fraudulent letter.

East Naples resident Wayne Hoss said he received his letter on Saturday and immediately knew it was a hoax because he was born in the United States.

Hoss says the letter included a form seeking personal information, including his Social Security and driver's license numbers.

The FBI says voters who get a letter should contact their supervisor of elections and then keep the letter for the FBI.